Inside Out (Philip Bailey album)

Inside Out is a studio album by Philip Bailey, released in 1986 by Columbia Records. It was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bailey.[1] .[1] The album reached No. 30 on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart.[2]

Inside Out
Studio album by
Philip Bailey
Released1986
GenreR&B
Length43:55
LabelColumbia
ProducerNile Rodgers, Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey chronology
Triumph
(1986)		 Inside Out
(1986)		 Family Affair
(1989)
Singles from Inside Out
  1. "State of the Heart"
    Released: 1986

Overview

The track, "State of the Heart", was released as a single and reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Stereo Review(favourable)[5]
Boston Globe(favourable)[6]
Orlando Sentinel[7]
Chicago Sun Times(favourable)[8]

Carlo Wolff of the Boston Globe wrote "Bailey's most coherent and relaxed solo album chronicles his walk through city streets, his eyes turned toward the heavens".[6] With a four out of five stars rating Thom Duffy of the Orlando Sentinel said "on this new album, Bailey aims for a polished yet punchy funk and ballad style."[9]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Club"Philip Bailey, Bobby Nunn, Donna Weiss4:45
2."State of the Heart"Mic Murphy, Paul Pesco4:57
3."Long Distance Love"Bobby Nunn3:51
4."Echo My Heart"Kathy Kurasch, Donna Weiss, Lauren Wood4:05
5."Don't Leave Me Baby"Nile Rodgers4:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Special Effect"Philip Bailey, Nile Rodgers3:42
7."Because of You"Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Lorelei McBroom, Ray Parker Jr.4:29
8."Back It Up"Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, George Duke, Nathan East, Ray Parker Jr., Nile Rodgers3:56
9."Take This With You"Philip Bailey, Keithen Carter, Bruce Gaitsch, Patrick Leonard4:49
10."The Day Will Come"Gerard McMahon4:10

Personnel

Musicians
  • Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3-10), vocoder (1)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar (1-6, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (1-4, 6, 9), horns (1), vocoder (1), backing vocals (1, 6, 8), bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 9), string arrangements and conductor (2, 7, 8)
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (7, 8)
  • Rick Robbins – guitar (7)
  • Jeff Beck – guitar (8)
  • George Duke – piano (7), keyboards (7, 8)
  • Peter Scherer – keyboards (10)
  • Darryl Jones – bass guitar (1, 10)
  • Nathan East – bass guitar (7, 8)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (1, 10), percussion (1)
  • Jimmy Bralower – drums, percussion and sequencing (2-6, 9)
  • Phil Collins – drums (7, 8), percussion (7)
  • Steve Elson – saxophone (3)
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster (2, 7, 8)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1)
  • Curtis King, Jr. – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 9)
  • Brenda White-King – backing vocals (1, 7)
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Diane Garisto – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Lorelei McBroom – backing vocals (6, 7)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (8)

Production
  • Producers – Nile Rodgers (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); Philip Bailey (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Executive Producer – Larkin Arnold
  • Engineers – James Farber (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); George Massenburg (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Second Engineers – Scott Ansell and Knut Bohn (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10); Steve Chase (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Additional Engineering (Tracks 1-6, 9 & 10) – Jon Goldberger
  • Recorded at The Power Station (New York, NY), Skyline Studios (New York, NY) and Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
  • Mixed by James Farber at Skyline Studios.
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Production Manager – Kevin Jones and Budd Tunick
  • Art Direction and Design – Lane/Donald
  • Photography – Dennis Keeley

[1]

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 30
Swiss Hitparade[11] 29
US Top Pop Albums (Billboard) 84
US Top Black Albums (Billboard) 30

References
  1. Philip Bailey: Inside Out. 45worlds.com. Columbia Records. 1986.
  2. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  3. "Philip Bailey: State Of The Heart". Billboard.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. Garland, Phyl (October 1986). Philip Bailey: Inside Out (PDF). newspapers.com. 51. Stereo Review. p. 103.
  6. Wolff, Carlo (June 19, 1986). "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". newspapers.com. Boston Globe. p. 96.
  7. Duffy, Thom (May 18, 1986). "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel.
  8. McLeese, Don (May 19, 1986). "Winter and old pals cut new album". newsbank.com. Chicago Sun Times. p. 45.
  10. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". swedishcharts.com.
  11. "Philip Bailey: Inside Out". hitparade.ch. Swiss Hitparade.
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